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Husband shot wife and himself. Deaths of Arcadia couple--Paul Thornton, 58, and his wife Maria Lockwood, 54--ruled murder-suicide. He died of a gunshot wound to the head and she died of a gunshot wound to the chest. They had been married a little over a year. They lived in the block of 600 West Huntington Drive.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2021
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 1, 2021
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p. A3
Subjects
Deaths
Lockwood, Maria
Murder-suicide
Shootings
Thornton, Paul
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John Anderson, 52, pleaded not guilty in Pasadena Superior Court to a probation violation related to a 2005 conviction for prowling, peeking, and trespassing in Arcadia. He allegedly shot a veteran Monrovia police sergeant too.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 4, 2008
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p. News 1
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Anderson, John
Crime and Criminals
Sex offenders
Shootings
Item ID
31167AN
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Justin Chung and Pyung Hwa Ryoo, both of Fontana, will stand trial for killing Eric Huang of Arcadia, and for the attempted murder of Calvin Yao.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2007
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p. Local 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 19, 2007
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p. Local 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Chung, Justin
Huang, Eric
Murders
Ryoo, Pyung Hwa
Shootings
Yao, Calvin
Item ID
30548AN
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Justo Cesar Morales, 25, of Arcadia, was shot to death and found in his parents' home in the 2200 block of Canyon Road. The slaying has stunned residents in this upscale neighborhood.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2008
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p. News 1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 1, 2008
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p. News 1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Morales, Justo Cesar
Murders
Shootings
Item ID
31158AN
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Man arrested after shooting in Arcadia. A 47-year-old man was arrested Wednesday, August 10, for shooting and injuring an Arcadia police officer (shot in the jaw), the suspect's 73-year-old mother (shot in the chest) and the neighbor across the street (shot in the eye with stray bullet). All three are stable and expected to survive. The shooting and standoff happened at 2500 block of Greenfield Avenue due to a family dispute. The 26-year-old Arcadia officer has been with Arcadia Police Department for 6 months and has 3 years of previous law enforcement experience.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 12, 2022
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p. A3
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Arcadia Police Department
Crime and Criminals
Domestic violence
Shootings
Venk, Nurhan
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A man believed to be the "Old Timer Bandit" was shot and killed by an Arcadia police detective after he allegedly robbed banks in Arcadia and Pasadena and led police on a high-speed chase.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 21, 2004
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p. A3
Subjects
Bank Robbers - Old Timer Bandit
Arcadia Police Department - Officer involved fatal shooting
Item ID
28552AN
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A Monrovia firefighter, Fernando Rodriguez, 41, shot his wife, Katherine Rodriguez, and then himself in the parking lot of City of Hope National Medical Center. Arcadia and Los Angeles County fire teams watched over Monrovia after all Monrovia fire personnel were called in to hear the news.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 15, 2006
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 15, 2006
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p. A1
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Rodriguez, Fernando
Rodriguez, Katherine
City of Hope National Medical Center
Firefighters
Monrovia Fire Department
Murder-suicide
Shootings
Item ID
30265AN
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Monrovia woman, 35, killed in eastbound 210 Freeway shooting, is identified as Bertha Hernandez. A car-to-car shooting occurred and calls to the CHP came in 9:06 AM on Saturday, September 4, 2021, and a solo vehicle crash involving a black Mercedes-Benz at the Baldwin Avenue off-ramp.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2021
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 9, 2021
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p. A1
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Hernandez, Bertha
Shootings
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Monterey Park mass shooting one year later. City still lives in massacre's shadow. Permanent memorial to the 11 victims is still in planning stages. In Arcadia, doughnut business owners Francois Ung and his wife Shally Ung remember and honor their friend Andy Kao, a victim of the shooting at the Star Ballroom Dance Studio on January 21, 2023, with a pledge that they will send proceeds from sales at their Arcadia Donuts store on January 20 and 21 to the Monterey Park Hope and Resiliency Center and the Andy Kao Memorial Ballroom Dance Group to assist funding the nonprofit organizations. See also related article, "Who were the Monterey Park shooting victims? A year later, a reflection," Pasadena Star News, p. A13, January 21, 2024.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2024
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p. A1, A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 20, 2024
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p. A1, A6
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Arcadia Donuts
Doughnuts
Fundraisers
Kao, Andy
Memorials
Shootings
Small business
Star Ballroom Dance Studio
Ung, Francois
Ung, Shally
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Monterey Park shooting aftermath. Ex-tenant: Attack suspect hated his dance instructors. Huu Can Tran harbored a deep hatred for fellow instructors at Star Dance Studio where he killed 11 patrons and wounded 9 others on Saturday, January 21, the Lunar New Year eve. Tran's tenant, a man who formerly rented a small home from the gunman said Tran distrusted people and could become very angry. At one time, Tran had lived in an apartment in Arcadia. The former tenant describes other aspects of Tran's personality.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2023
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p. A10
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 25, 2023
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p. A10
Subjects
Chinese New Year
Crime and Criminals
Gun violence
Holidays
Lunar New Year
Monterey Park, California
Shootings
Tran, Huu Can
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Monterey Park shooting aftermath. Lunar New Year is typically a festive and family affair, but was marred by a mass shooting in Monterey Park, which killed 10 at a dance hall. David Lee, co-president of Arcadia Chinese Association, said Lunar New Year is supposed to be "a happy time for family reunions because Chinese tradition and culture is very family-oriented."

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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2023
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p. A8
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 23, 2023
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p. A8
Subjects
Chinese New Year
Gun violence
Holidays
Lee, David
Lunar New Year
Monterey Park, California
Shootings
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The murder conviction for Daniel Arzaga, who killed Timothy Koppos in his Alhambra home, and wounded Colleen Koppos and her grandmother Bertha Tate on April 22, 2001, was upheld.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2003
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p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
October 23, 2003
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p. A2
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Murder
Shooting
Arzaga, Daniel
Koppos, Colleen
Koppos, Timothy
Tate, Bertha
Item ID
26814AN
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The murder of Ryan Brock in the 99 Ranch Market parking lot remains unsolved. The city is now offering a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2005
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
August 13, 2005
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p. A1
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Murder - unsolved
Brock, Ryan
Crime and Criminals
Rewards
Shootings
Item ID
29803AN
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Omar Francisco Garcia, 24, of Arcadia, was fatally shot by two West Covina police officers on November 17, after he allegedly attacked officers with their own baton. He has a history of fighting with police.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
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p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 26, 2008
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p. A4
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Garcia, Omar Francisco
Shootings
West Covina Police
Item ID
31500AN
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Peter Chang, 60, of Long Beach, admitted in court that he shot his estranged wife, Liya ("Sandy") Lu, 32, in front of her Arcadia home on Bonita Street. He was immediately sentenced to 29 years to life in prison. The murder occurred on January 27, 2008.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2010
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p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 26, 2010
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p. A1
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Chang, Peter
Crime and Criminals
Lu, Liya ("Sandy")
Murders
Shootings
Item ID
32146AN
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Police chief Dave Hinig said a preliminary investigation shows officer Toni Caylor was justified in shooting alleged car thief Cesar Baltazar who allegedly threatened her with a 10-inch screwdriver.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2004
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
September 1, 2004
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p. A3
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Caylor, Toni
Hinig, Dave
Officer involved shooting
Deadly weapons - screwdrivers
Baltazar, Cesar
Miramontes, Bianei
Item ID
29247AN
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Police from across Southern California, including Arcadia, are joining Monrovia Police and sheriffs in a task force to try to obliterate street gangs that are committing crimes. This joint task force comes after four people were killed recently in Monrovia. Police suspect Black and Latino gangs of the murders.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2008
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p. News 13
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Pasadena Star News
Date
February 1, 2008
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p. News 13
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Gangs
Murders
Police
Shootings
Violence
Item ID
31107AN
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Ryan Brock, 29, of San Gabriel, was shot several times in the chest Wednesday, April 13, 2005 in the parking lot of 99 Ranch Market and later died. Police believe it was not a random robbery gone bad but there may have been a relationship between the suspect and the victim. The suspect appeared to be Latino, around age 20. Police are seeking help from witnesses.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2005
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 15, 2005
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p. A3
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Crime and Criminals
Murder
Shootings
99 Ranch Market
Brock, Ryan
Item ID
29656AN
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A shooting occurred at the corner of First Avenue and Fano Street, a block from the Santa Anita County Golf Course, at about 10:20 pm Saturday, June 24, 2006. A boy, whose name was withheld, was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2006
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p. A5
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 26, 2006
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p. A5
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Shootings
Item ID
30292AN
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Sidney Terrance Johnson of Los Angeles arrested for the freeway shooting death of 35-year-old Bertha Hernandez of Monrovia, on the 210 Freeway in Arcadia, which occurred on Saturday, September 4, 2021. Johnson has been charged with murder.

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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2021
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p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
November 12, 2021
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p. A3
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Hernandez, Bertha
Johnson, Sidney Terrance
Shootings
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